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Pursuant to section 3349(b) of title 5 of the United States Code, we are reporting a violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 at the Department of the Army. As Congress may know, the Vacancies Reform Act established new requirements for the temporary filling of vacant executive agency positions that require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation. The Act generally limits the period of time that such a position may be filled with an acting official to 210 days. Section 3349(b) of the Act requires the Comptroller General, upon a determination that an acting official is serving longer than the 210-day period and any applicable extensions, to report such finding to Congress, the President, and the Office of Personnel Management.

As required by the Vacancies Reform Act, the Department of the Army reported to us that a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works began on March 6, 2002, when Assistant Secretary Michael Parker left office. This position requires Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation, and thus is subject to the Vacancies Reform Act, The Department also reported to us that two officials, Dominic Izzo and R.L. Brownlee, served in an acting capacity from March 7, 2002, until August 22, 2003, when the President gave a recess appointment to John Paul Woodley.

Mar 13, 2018

Interoperability ClearinghouseWe dismiss the protest because the protester, a not-for-profit entity, is not an interested party to challenge this sole-source award to an Alaska Native Corporation under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 8(a) program.